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KARACHI- A nine-member Ad-hoc Council has been formed to run Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) affairs in accordance with relevant law. The nine-member cad-hoc council comprised on Ex-judge Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan (chairman), Attorney General for Pakistan (member) or in case of his non-availability, his nominee / representatives, Federal Secretary Health, Islamabad (member), Surgeon…

ISLAMABAD – Striking back with equal force, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) vehemently denied the allegations levelled against it by the Pakistan Young Pharmacists Association (PYPA) and Pakistan Drug Lawyers Forum (PDLF), and has demanded that an investigation be conducted to unveil the vested interests of drug lawyers and pharmacists. “In a desperate…

KARACHI: The composition of the ad hoc committee set up by the Supreme Court to look after the affairs of defunct Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has attracted ‘criticism’ from experts. Experts expressed surprise that while the court had notified senior most teachers either heading medical universities or medical colleges (from other provinces) on…

LAHORE – A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar observed that the Supreme Court would pay fee of two students who could not continue their medical education due to financial constraints despite meeting the criteria for admission. The chief justice was hearing a suo motu case involving fee structure of…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has started the process of implementing digitalisation system to make the regulatory body paperless for better functioning and transparency. In this regard a meeting was held at PMDC office chaired by the Chairman of ad-hoc Council a former judge of the supreme Justice (retd) Mian Shakirullah Jan to…

ISLAMABAD: The head of Higher Education Commission (HEC) should be appointed on merit and selected by a professional and non-partisan body in a transparent manner, said a representative body of university teachers. The Federation of All Pakistan University Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has called on the prime minister to form a transparent committee for merit-based appointment…

KARACHI: A nine-member ad-hoc council has been formed and said council will run Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) affairs in accordance with their jurisdiction. The nine-member ad-hoc council comprises Justice (Retd) Mian Shakirullah Jan, Attorney General for Pakistan, federal secretary health , surgeon general of Pakistan Army, National University of Medical Sciences vice-chancellor, University of …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court dissolved the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) governing body. PMDC regulates medical educational institutes across Pakistan. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar headed the three-member bench hearing a case regarding the functioning of the council. He has also ordered the formation of an interim committee which is to…

LAHORE – Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan that it had fixed Rs 642,000 as the annual fee/charges for medical students of private medical colleges. Following the SC orders, the PMDC submitted its comprehensive report on fee structure of private medical colleges. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib…

KARACHI-Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) praises the Sindh Health Department for doing a commendable job regarding the promotions of doctors of Sindh under four-tier and three-tier formula under the decision of Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan. According to a statement issued by PMA, Health Secretary Sindh Dr Fazlullah Pechuho appeared in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry, and…

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